Church district Freudenstadt

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Basic data
Regional Church : Evangelical Church in Württemberg
Prelature : Reutlingen
Area : km²
Structure: 42 parishes
Parishioners: approx. 42,890 (2005)
Address of the
Dean's Office :		 Marktplatz 34
72250 Freudenstadt
Dean : Werner trick
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Location of the church district Freudenstadt within the Evang. Regional Church in Württemberg

The Evangelical Church District Freudenstadt is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the Deanery Freudenstadt.

geography

The church district Freudenstadt is located in the southwest of the Württemberg regional church. Its area largely covers the northern Black Forest . It includes the majority of the Freudenstadt district , i.e. the cities and communities of Alpirsbach (excluding the districts of Peterzell and Römlinsdorf), Baiersbronn , Dornstetten , Freudenstadt , Glatten , Horb am Neckar (only the districts of Bittelbronn and Dettlingen ), Lossburg (except for Betzweiler-Waele and the twenty-four courtyards ), Pfalzgrafenweiler (without the Bösingen district), Schopfloch , Seewald and Waldachtal and the Fürnsal district of the Dornhan community ( Rottweil district ). The southeast of the Freudenstadt district belongs to the Sulz am Neckar church district, two parishes in the west of the district belong to the Evangelical Church in Baden.

Neighboring church districts

The church district Freudenstadt borders in the northeast on the church district Nagold and in the southeast on the church district Sulz am Neckar . Otherwise it is completely surrounded by the Evangelical Church in Baden .

history

The area of ​​today's dean's office or church district Freudenstadt mainly belongs to the old heartland of Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation from 1534 , so that the area is almost entirely evangelical . The area belonged predominantly to the dean's office in Herrenberg (at that time the name Spezialsuperintendentur), partly also to the dean's office in Sulz am Neckar. In addition, Dornstetten was temporarily the seat of a special superintendent. In 1672 a new special superintendent was established in Freudenstadt. The parish priest of Freudenstadt was appointed dean. The Dean's Office is still connected to this position today. The Freudenstadt dean's office initially belonged to the Tübingen Generalate , and from 1913 to the Reutlingen Generalate, from which today's Reutlingen Prelature emerged .

In 1919 the Alpirsbach parish was reclassified from the Sulz am Neckar parish to the Freudenstadt parish. Until 1920 the two parishes of Grömbach and Wörnersberg belonged to the church district of Freudenstadt. By announcement of the consistory of April 17, 1920 they were reclassified to the parish of Nagold. In 1968, the Fürnsal parish was reclassified from the Sulz am Neckar parish to the Freudenstadt parish.

Head of the church district

The church district is managed by the district synod , the church district committee (KBA) and the dean . The current dean has been Werner Trick since 2012, who is also one of the pastors at the city church in Freudenstadt .

Deans of the church district Freudenstadt since 1799

  • 1799–1814 Philipp Heinrich Schuler
  • 1814–1835 Ernst Christoph Zilling
  • 1836–1842 Gottlob Friedrich Moser
  • 1842–1860 Johann Georg Friedrich Baur
  • 1860–1870 Georg Friedrich Franck
  • 1870–1874 Karl Desselberger
  • 1874–1882 Christian Ellwanger (1829–1897)
  • 1883–1891 Gottfried Albert Herrlinger (1841–1901)
  • 1891–1916 Paul Renatus Zeller
  • 1916–1920 D. Eduard Knapp (1870–1939)
  • 1920–1935 Joseph Haller
  • 1935–1947 Theodor Gerhardt (1890–1966)
  • 1948–1953 Manfred Ebbinghaus
  • 1953–1964 Ernst Rapp (1898–1988)
  • 1964–1965 Hilmar Schieber (1908–1973)
  • 1965–1973 Hans Keller
  • 1973–1982 Walter Schmid
  • 1984–1990 Manfred Jehle (* 1933)
  • 1991–1998 Bernhard Lang (* 1936)
  • 1998–2006 Ulrich Mack (* 1951)
  • 2006–2011 Harald Stumpf (* 1958)
  • from 2012 Werner Trick (* 1957)

School deans in the church district of Freudenstadt

Together with the dean , the school dean forms the dean 's office. The dean and school dean are the visitators of the parishes. The office of the school dean for the church districts Freudenstadt and Sulz am Neckar is in Freudenstadt. The current school dean has been Hans Jörg Dieter since 2012.

incomplete

  • 1979–1989 Gottfried Dinkelaker (* 1937)
  • 1989–1997 Dietrich Elsner (* 1937)
  • 1998–2012 Albrecht Winkler (* 1952)
  • from 2012 Hans Jörg Dieter (* 1960)

Parishes

In the church district of Freudenstadt there are a total of 42 parishes, of which 26 have merged to form a total of nine parishes, but remain independent corporations under public law . The parish numbers given in brackets after the name of the parish relate to the year 2005 and have been rounded.

The area of ​​the church district Freudenstadt is predominantly evangelical. There is therefore also a Protestant parish in every village and a mostly old church. In most places Catholics did not move in until after the Second World War . Only the Waldachtal districts of Lützenhardt and Salzstetten remain Catholic after the Reformation. There has also been a Catholic community in Alpirsbach since the 19th century.

Aach parish

The parish of Aach (approx. 840) includes the Aach district of the city of Dornstetten. Ecclesiastically, Aach first belonged to Dornstetten, from 1583 to Grüntal, then to Wittlensweiler, before Aach received its own parish. The church in Aach was built in 1898. By the announcement of the upper church council of September 17, 1973 there was a change of area of ​​the parish Aach in favor of the parish Dietersweiler.

Parish Alpirsbach

Evang. Alpirsbach monastery church

The parish of Alpirsbach (approx. 2,680) includes the core town and the districts of Unterehlenbogen (some other hamlets of Ehlenbogen belong to the parish of Schömberg), Reutin and Rötenbach with the associated hamlets of the city of Alpirsbach. The Reinerzau district forms its own parish in the Freudenstadt parish, the Peterzell and Römlinsdorf districts also form their own parishes, which, however, belong to the Sulz am Neckar parish. The parish of Alpirsbach itself belonged to the parish of Sulz am Neckar until 1919 and was reclassified to the parish of Freudenstadt through the announcement of the consistory on July 4, 1919.

Church life in Alpirsbach began with the foundation of the monastery in 1095. A settlement developed around the monastery , which initially consisted of two separate places, the outer and the upper village. It was not until the 19th century that both settlements grew together structurally. In 1535 the Reformation was introduced and in 1556 a Protestant monastery school was set up in the monastery , which was closed again in 1593. The monastery church became the center of the Protestant community. However, in addition to today's monastery church, from 1471 there was also its predecessor building elsewhere, which served as the "Leutkirche" after the new building of the minster. This was canceled in 1649. The Protestant parish of Alpirsbach was initially looked after by the respective preceptor of the monastery school. In 1595 a separate parish was established. Today there are two parish offices in the Alpirsbach parish. Parish I looks after the core city and the Unterehlenbogen district, while Pfarramt II looks after the Reutin and Rötenbach districts.

The districts of Unterehlenbogen, Rötenbach and Reutin have belonged to the parish of Alpirsbach since the Reformation. Reutin, however, had its own chapel , which was demolished in 1839 and formed an independent branch parish until 1922, which was merged with the Alpirsbach parish on April 1, 1922 through the announcement of the consistory. In Rötenbach, a separate church was built between 1964 and 1966. Ehlenbogen has no church.

Total parish of Baiersbronn

The entire parish of Baiersbronn (approx. 3,880) includes the main town and almost all of the associated hamlets and residential areas of the municipality of Baiersbronn, with the exception of Mitteltal and Obertal, each of which has its own parish, and Schönmünz, which is part of the Schwarzenberg parish. It was formed with effect from January 1, 2005 from the two parishes of Baiersbronn and Friedrichstal. Before that, Friedrichstal belonged to the general parish of Freudenstadt. As early as 1954 there was a general parish in Baiersbronn. It last consisted of the two parishes of Baiersbronn (with Tonbach) and Mitteltal-Obertal (formerly Mitteltal and Obertal-Buhlbach) before it was repealed by a notice from the Oberkirchenrat on October 7, 1954. Until 1936, Kniebis was also part of the then total parish of Baiersbronn. However, by the announcement of the upper church council on July 22, 1936, this was reclassified to the general parish of Freudenstadt.

Parish of Baiersbronn

The parish of Baiersbronn (approx. 3,690) comprises the main town of the parish of Baiersbronn with almost all of the associated hamlets, except Friedrichstal, Mitteltal and Obertal, each of which has its own parish, and Schönmünz, which is part of the Schwarzenberg parish.

In terms of church, Baiersbronn was initially a branch of Dornstetten. In 1460 a church of Our Lady is mentioned for the first time, at which a chaplaincy was founded in 1465. Württemberg had the patronage rights, introduced the Reformation in 1534 and set up its own parish in Baiersbronn, but a permanent pastor was not appointed to this until 1563. The Marienkirche burned down in 1791 almost with the entire village. Today's St. Mary's Church was rebuilt in 1802. The basement of the tower from the Romanesque period was retained.

Tonbach (or Vordertonbach) has belonged to the parish of Baiersbronn from the beginning until today, without the part of the same name belonging to Klosterreichbach. In 1951 a separate church was built in Tonbach, the Johanneskirche. In addition to the two churches, the Marienkirche and the Johanneskirche Tonbach, the parish of Baiersbronn also has a parish hall. Today there are two parish offices in the parish of Baiersbronn, the Oberdorf parish and the Unterdorf / Tonbach parish. The pastoral care of tourism in Baiersbronn is taken care of by the parish of Friedrichstal. The parish of Baiersbronn is responsible for three kindergartens, Oberdorf, Unterdorf and Tonbach.

The parish of Baiersbronn and the parish of Mitteltal-Obertal (with Buhlbach) formed the entire parish of Baiersbronn until the 1950s, which was repealed by the Oberkirchenrat on October 7, 1954. Mitteltal and Obertal-Buhlbach used to be two independent parishes of Baiersbronn. On January 1, 2005, the entire parish of Baiersbronn was newly formed, but now from the two parishes of Baiersbronn and Friedrichstal. Before that, Friedrichstal belonged to the general parish of Freudenstadt.

Friedrichstal parish

The parish of Friedrichstal (approx. 190) includes the hamlet of Friedrichstal, which is part of the main town of Baiersbronn. Friedrichstal was moved from Christophstal, which belongs to the city of Freudenstadt, to the Baiersbronn district from 1761. In 1808 it was separated from Christophstal and was given the name Friedrichstal. However, the residents initially still belonged to Freudenstadt and were not moved to Baiersbronn until 1839. In church terms, they initially remained with Freudenstadt. In 1951 the settlement got its own church, the Michaelskirche. Later a separate parish was set up, which belonged to the local parish as a whole. As a result of its political affiliation to Baiersbronn, Friedrichstal was separated from the general parish of Freudenstadt with effect from January 1, 2005, and merged with the parish of Baiersbronn to form the new general parish of Baiersbronn. In a letter dated December 6, 2004, the Ministry of Education recognized the new Baiersbronn parish as a public corporation. The pastoral care of tourism in Baiersbronn is connected to the parish of Friedrichstal according to the rules of procedure.

Parish Dietersweiler

The parish Dietersweiler (approx. 1,230) comprises the Dietersweiler district of the city of Freudenstadt. The church of St. Laurentius and Georg, mentioned in 1473, was a branch of Oberiflingen. In 1472 the Lords of Neuneck donated a benefice . The patronage belonged to the Alpirsbach monastery. After the Reformation Dietersweiler was assigned to the parish of Glatten. In 1901 Dietersweiler became its own parish. The originally Gothic church was rebuilt in 1745. Since then she has no longer had a choir. By the announcement of the upper church council of September 17, 1973 the area of ​​the parish Dietersweiler was enlarged by some areas of the parish Aach.

Parish of Dornstetten

The parish of Dornstetten (approx. 2,560) includes the core town of Dornstetten. A church in Dornstetten is mentioned as early as 1245. It was the mother church for the entire area. For example, a chapel in Kniebis belonged to the parish of Dornstetten, which later became a monastery. The right of patronage came to Württemberg via the Fürstenbergers . The church, known as Martinskirche from 1483, was rebuilt in 1492 in the late Gothic style. The ship is still Romanesque. Next to the church there was a Dominican and a Franciscan convent from the 13th century, which were united in 1400 and abolished in 1565. There were also several chapels, most of which were demolished. Several clergymen were therefore also active in Dornstetten. In 1534 Württemberg introduced the Reformation. In 1583 all affiliated parishes were separated and merged into the newly founded parish of Grüntal.

Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on October 13, 1955, there was an exchange of territory from the neighboring branch parish of Schopfloch to the parish of Dornstetten in the area of ​​the Lattenberger Hof and the station guard's house.

General parish of Freudenstadt

The entire parish of Freudenstadt (approx. 7,610) comprises the core city and the Kniebis district of the city of Freudenstadt. It consists of the three following parishes Stadtkirchengemeinde Freudenstadt, Martinskirchengemeinde Freudenstadt and Parish Kniebis. Until 2004, the parish of Friedrichstal also belonged to the general parish. However, this was removed on January 1, 2005 and merged with the Baiersbronn parish to form the new Baiersbronn parish.

City parish Freudenstadt

The city parish Freudenstadt (approx. 5,100) comprises parts of the core city of Freudenstadt. The center of the parish is the town church, built by Heinrich Schickhardt from 1601 . It initially belonged to the Herrenberg deanery and became the seat of its own deanery in 1672. The city church is architecturally interesting because it is an angle hook construction, i.e. it is built over the corner. The pulpit is in the corner so that you can still see the preacher from every seat. During the Second World War, the church was partially destroyed, but then rebuilt. Until the 1950s, the city church was the only Protestant church in the city. In 1960 the Martinskirche was built and the independent Martinskirchengemeinde Freudenstadt was founded there with effect from November 12, 1989. With effect from October 12, 1998, an area was reallocated from the Martinskirche parish to the city parish. As early as the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on November 8, 1972, there was a change in the area of ​​the Freudenstadt parish in favor of the Wittlensweiler parish.

Until 1920, the hamlet of Langenhardt also belonged to the Freudenstadt parish. By announcement of the consistory of March 23, 1920 this hamlet was reclassified into the parish of Kniebis.

Martinskirchen Community Freudenstadt

The Martinskirchengemeinde Freudenstadt (approx. 2,060) comprises parts of the core city of Freudenstadt. As a result of the strong growth of the Protestant parish Freudenstadt after the Second World War, another Protestant church was built next to the city church, the Martinskirche, and the independent parish Freudenstadt Martinskirche was founded there with effect from November 12, 1989. With effect from October 12, 1998, an area was reallocated from the Martinskirche parish to the city parish.

Kniebis parish

Evang. Freudenstadt-Kniebis Church

The Kniebis parish (approx. 450) includes the Kniebis district of the city of Freudenstadt. In Kniebis there was originally a Cistercian monastery ( Kniebis Monastery ) founded around 1200 , which was built from Herrenalb. This was lifted after the Reformation. The old monastery church, in which services were still held in the following years, mostly by the pastor from Baiersbronn, was burned down by the French in 1799. The services then took place in the neighboring customs office. In 1850, Crown Princess Olga donated a bell that was hung in a small turret in the office building. In 1866/67 a school and prayer house was built in Kniebis by the Baiersbronn community, to which the bell was also transferred. In 1892 the church received an organ, the old one from the Marienkirche in Baiersbronn. In 1906 a new organ from CL Goll from Kirchheim / Teck was installed, but the organ brochure was retained. In 1922 a roof turret was built for the bell and a second bell was added in 1952. In 1954 the church was rebuilt or renovated. The church entrance was moved from the street to the opposite south side, as well as the altar and pulpit to the north side and the pointed ceiling was replaced by a flat ceiling.

Until 1936, the Kniebis parish was still a part of the then Baiersbronn parish (which was then dissolved in 1954, but later formed again). However, through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on July 22, 1936, the Kniebis parish was reclassified into the Freudenstadt parish as a whole. The political reorganization of the part belonging to Baiersbronn from Kniebis to Freudenstadt did not take place until January 1, 1975. At that time, this part of the Kniebis was reclassified to Freudenstadt with the inclusion of the former Baden part of Kniebis (municipality Bad Rippoldsau ) and with the Freudenstadt part of the Kniebis united. So the church and school came into the ownership of the city of Freudenstadt. In terms of church, the Protestant parishioners of the Kniebis, who had belonged to the parish of Bad Rippoldsau at that time, remained with the Evangelical Church in Baden. It was not until the law of September 5, 1989 that these community members were also reclassified from Kniebis to the Württemberg regional church and incorporated into the (Württemberg) parish of Kniebis. In the 1970s a parochial vicariate was set up in Kniebis, which was converted into a permanent parish office in 1986.

In 1926 a community center with a kindergarten was built in Kniebis, which was expanded in 1999.

The hamlet of Langenhardt belonged to the parish of Freudenstadt until 1920 and was reclassified to the parish of Kniebis by the consistory of March 23, 1920.

Parish of Fürnsal as a whole

The total parish of Fürnsal (approx. 710) comprises the districts of Fürnsal , Bettenhausen and Leinstetten of the city of Dornhan (Rottweil district) as well as most of the hamlets of the Sterneck district and the Oberbrändi hamlet of the Wittendorf district of the Loßburg community. It was formed from the Fürnsal parish and its subsidiary parish Oberbrändi through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on April 18, 1972. In a letter dated March 13, 1972, the Ministry of Education recognized the entire parish of Fürnsal as a corporation under public law.

Fürnsal parish

The parish of Fürnsal (approx. 430) includes the districts of Fürnsal, Bettenhausen and Leinstetten of the city of Dornhan and most of the hamlets of the Sterneck district (including Unterbrändi) of the municipality of Loßburg. In terms of church, Fürnsal initially belonged to Unterbrändi. In 1612 the parish was moved from Unterbrändi to Fürnsal. An old Nikolauskapelle in Fürnsal was extended to a church in 1628. The current church in Fürnsal was rebuilt in 1836 and renovated inside in 1898. The tower was only built in 1875.

Sterneck, which belongs to the parish of Fürnsal, and most of its hamlets also belonged to Unterbrändi. Later these places came to the parish of Fürnsal, while Dottenweiler and Salzenweiler were assigned to the parish of Wittendorf. The other two districts of Dornhan, Bettenhausen and Leinstetten, remained Catholic after the Reformation. Most of the Protestant residents only moved in after the Second World War. They were then assigned to the Fürnsal parish.

Until 1968 the parish of Fürnsal belonged to the parish of Sulz am Neckar and was reclassified to the parish of Freudenstadt by the notice of the Oberkirchenrat on January 4, 1968. At the same time, Oberbrändi was established as a new branch parish of Fürnsal. Both parishes have formed the Fürnsal parish since 1972.

Parish of Oberbrändi

The parish of Oberbrändi (approx. 280) includes the hamlet of Oberbrändi of the Wittendorf district and the Sterneck district with the associated hamlets of Geroldsweiler and Unterbrändi of the municipality of Loßburg. Ecclesiastically, these places belonged to the parishes of Fürnsal (Sterneck and others) and Wittendorf (Oberbrändi). In 1954, a separate church was built in Oberbrändi, and through the announcement of the upper church council on January 4, 1968, the independent branch parish of Oberbrändi was established as a daughter parish of Fürnsal from the above-mentioned places. In a letter dated October 19, 1967, the Ministry of Education recognized the Oberbrändi branch church as a corporation under public law. Since 1972, the parish of Oberbrändi and the parish of Fürnsal have formed the total parish of Fürnsal, whose rectory in Fürnsal looks after both parishes.

General parish of Glatten

The entire parish of Glatten (approx. 1,580) includes the parish of Glatten. It was formed with effect from January 1, 1972 from the parish of Glatten and the branch parishes of Böffingen and Neuneck. In a letter dated December 29, 1971, the Ministry of Education recognized the entire parish of Glatten as a corporation under public law. All three parishes are looked after by the rectory in Glatten. Until December 31, 1971, Neuneck formed its own parish, which, in addition to the parish of Neuneck, also included the subsidiary parishes of Böffingen and Unteriflingen. While Neuneck and Böffingen were then incorporated into the Glatten parish as subsidiary parishes, the Unteriflingen parish was affiliated to the Oberiflingen parish as a further subsidiary parish.

Parish of Böffingen

The parish of Böffingen (approx. 220) includes the district of Böffingen in the municipality of Glatten. In terms of the church, Böffingen was initially a branch of Oberiflingen. A chapel of St. Nicholas was probably built in the early Gothic period, from which today's church with roof turret emerged. This was renewed in 1842 and 1864. Until 1971, Böffingen belonged to the parish of Neuneck as a branch parish. After its dissolution, Böffingen was incorporated into the parish of Glatten as a subsidiary parish.

Parish of Glatten

The parish of Glatten (approx. 1,160) includes the main town of Glatten. A church was first mentioned in 1293, although it is uncertain whether this is the church in Glatten. It was a branch of Oberiflingen. A parish foundation is mentioned in 1462 . In 1525 the Church of Our Lady is called. After the Reformation it became a Protestant parish church. The originally Romanesque choir tower church with ribbed vault was changed several times, most recently in 1927. The font dates from the 14th century. The neighboring rectory was built in 1600.

Parish of Neuneck

The parish of Neuneck (approx. 190) includes the Neuneck part of the municipality of Glatten. Ecclesiastically Neuneck belonged to Oberiflingen. In 1280 a cleric was named, later several chaplains. A parish was established in 1523 from the Georgskaplanei mentioned in 1452. The Reformation was introduced to the Lords of Ehingen. The Gothic church has a flat-roofed nave from 1493. Inside there are tombs of the local nobility.

Until 1971, the rectory in Neuneck was responsible for the three villages of Neuneck, Böffingen and Unteriflingen. The parish of Neuneck thus included Böffingen and Unteriflingen as subsidiary parishes. With effect from January 1, 1972, the parish of Neuneck was dissolved and the parishes of Neuneck and Böffingen were affiliated to the parish of Glatten as a branch parish, while Unteriflingen was assigned to the parish of Oberiflingen as a branch. The rectory in Neuneck was then rented to retired pastors for a few years, who continued to look after the Neuneck community. For several years now, a pastor has lived in Neuneck with an assignment to assist the dean in Freudenstadt, who also performs a preaching assignment in the entire parish of Glatten.

Parish Grüntal

The parish Grüntal-Musbach (approx. 1,120) comprises the districts Grüntal-Frutenhof and Musbach of the city of Freudenstadt. In terms of church, Grüntal was initially a branch of Dornstetten. A chapel dedicated to St. John was mentioned in 1535. It was elevated to a parish church in 1583. Today's Grüntal parish church still has a Romanesque tower and a late Gothic choir. The ship was built in 1592 by Heinrich Schickhardt in Gothic Mannerist style and renovated in 1871.

Frutenhof, Hallwangen, Obermusbach, Untermusbach, Wittlensweiler and Aach also belonged to the parish of Grüntal before their own parishes and parishes were mainly established there. In Hallwangen, the upper church council announced on October 12, 1965, that the branch parish at that time was detached and made an independent parish. Only Untermusbach and Obermusbach, where there are no churches, have remained with the Grüntal parish to this day, but until 1925 each formed independent parishes, which were merged with the Grüntal parish through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on February 3, 1925. In Obermusbach there was a chapel dedicated to Our Lady, which burned down together with the village in 1822. There is still a chapel in Untermusbach.

Hallwangen parish

The parish Hallwangen (approx. 1,030) comprises the Hallwangen district of the city of Dornstetten. Ecclesiastically Hallwangen initially belonged to Dornstetten. A chapel is mentioned as early as 1328. This was assigned to the newly established Grüntal parish in 1583, but later formed its own branch parish of Grüntal. The current church was built in 1630 and changed several times, most recently in 1955. Inside, a baptismal font has been preserved, which comes from a chapel on the western edge of the village, which has come off. There was a monastery near the church in Hallwangen , which was probably founded in 1276 and had numerous properties in the surrounding area, but only a few in Hallwangen itself. The bailiwick was owned by the Fürstenbergers, later Württemberg, which moved in and left it to the Tübingen hospital. In 1535 the buildings were handed over to the city of Dornstetten and then demolished.

By the announcement of the upper church council on October 12, 1965, the branch parish Hallwangen was separated from the mother parish Grüntal and raised to the status of an independent parish.

Parish Igelsberg

The parish Igelsberg (approx. 180) comprises the Igelsberg district of the city of Freudenstadt. In terms of church, Igelsberg was initially a branch of Klosterreichenbach. With effect from January 1, 1968, the Igelsberg branch parish was separated from the mother parish of Klosterreichenbach and incorporated into the Besenfeld parish as a branch parish, with which it formed the Besenfeld parish between 1973 and 2013. On January 1, 2014, the entire parish was dissolved. A church already existed in Igelsberg in Romanesque times. It is in a walled cemetery. The choir is high Gothic. Today the parish of Igelsberg is looked after by the Wittlensweiler parish.

Until 1947 the Protestant residents of Stutztal also belonged to the Igelsberg parish. By the announcement of the upper church council of June 6, 1947, they were assigned to the parish Erzgrube (since 1983 parish Seewald-Göttelfingen).

Complete parish of Klosterreichenbach

The entire parish of Klosterreichenbach (approx. 1,820) includes the districts of Klosterreichenbach and Röt with all the associated hamlets of the municipality of Baiersbronn. It consists of the following two parishes, Klosterreichenbach and Röt.

Parish of Klosterreichenbach

The parish of Klosterreichenbach (approx. 1,340) includes the district of Klosterreichenbach with all the hamlets belonging to the municipality of Baiersbronn. Church life in Klosterreichenbach began with the foundation of the monastery in 1082 by Abbot Wilhelm von Hirsau . Via the Counts of Calw and the Count Palatine of Tübingen, the bailiwick of the monastery came to the Counts of Eberstein in 1330 . After its division, it was a Baden-Eberstein condominium. Several villages in the surrounding area belonged to the ruling district. In 1595 the monastery was occupied by Württemberg, and in 1602 Württemberg bought the rights from Eberstein. Thereupon Württemberg dissolved the convent and reformed the monastery, but the monastery was temporarily restored during the Thirty Years' War . In 1603 the former monastery church became the center of a Protestant parish, to which Heselbach also belonged. The church still has a Romanesque nave. The choir was enlarged in the 12th century. In the 13th century the vestibule was redesigned and a cross vault was added.

The hamlet of Heselbach came to Klosterreichenbach in 1289, to which it also belonged. However, the place has its own church, which is attested in 1511 as the Chapel of St. Peter. The Romanesque choir tower was looked after by the monastery in Klosterreichenbach. After the Reformation, Heselbach became a branch of the parish of Klosterreichenbach and later also its own parish, which in the 20th century - like Röt - belonged to the entire parish of Klosterreichenbach. However, with effect from November 11, 2001, the Heselbach parish was dissolved and its territory was incorporated into the Klosterreichenbach parish.

Until 1967, Igelsberg also belonged to Klosterreichenbach as a branch church. With effect from January 1, 1968, this was dissolved by the mother parish of Klosterreichenbach and affiliated to the parish Besenfeld as a subsidiary parish, with which it has formed the general parish of Besenfeld since 1973.

Parish of Röt

The parish of Röt (approx. 480) includes the district of Röt of the municipality of Baiersbronn. Ecclesiastically, Röt belonged to Klosterreichenbach as a branch, but still forms its own parish today. The old church burned down with the whole village in 1812, but was rebuilt afterwards. The current hall church dates from 1926.

Parish of Lombach

The parish of Lombach (approx. 480) includes the district of Lombach of the municipality of Loßburg. Ecclesiastically, Lombach initially belonged to Oberiflingen. After the parish of Wittendorf was established, Lombach was assigned to it. A separate chapel was mentioned as early as 1348. After the Reformation, Lombach became its own parish. The Gothic church in Lombach, consecrated to St. John the Baptist, still has a Romanesque tower. The nave was rebuilt in 1786. Today the parish is again looked after by the Wittendorf rectory.

Parish of Loßburg

The parish of Loßburg (approx. 2,070) comprises the main town and the associated hamlets (including Rodt ) of the community of Loßburg. In terms of the church, Loßburg was initially a branch of Oberiflingen. A chapel dedicated to St. James was mentioned in 1409. In 1465 a chaplain was donated to her. After the Reformation, Loßburg became a branch of Lombach. Not until 1875 was a separate parish established in Lossburg. The current parish church was built in 1833 and renovated in 1928. But the tower is older. It has a ribbed vault and a gable roof.

The hamlet of Rodt, which belongs to Loßburg, shared its church affiliation with the mother community of Loßburg, but had its own late Gothic chapel from 1529, which was demolished in 1931. The place formed its own branch parish of Lossburg. By the announcement of the upper church council of December 17, 1965, the branch church community Rodt was abolished and its parishioners assigned to the parish Lossburg.

By the announcement of the consistory on June 30, 1908, the station wards house No. 96 near Loßburg was reclassified from the parish of Dornhan (parish Sulz am Neckar) to the parish of Lossburg.

Parish Mitteltal

The parish of Mitteltal (approx. 1,660) includes the hamlet of Mitteltal, which is part of the main town of Baiersbronn. Settlement of the "Tannenfelser Valley" or simply called "Thal" began in the 18th century. Two separate hamlets developed, Mitteltal and Obertal. In the middle of the 19th century there were already 2000 residents, so that in 1868/69 a separate church could be built in Mitteltal. In 1871 a parish administration was established and in 1889 its own parish as well as a particular parish within the overall parish of Baiersbronn was established. In 1932, a church of its own was built in Obertal and, through an announcement by the upper church council on January 22, 1931, the evangelical residents of Obertal were separated from the parish of Mitteltal and joined to the local parish of Buhlbach (then referred to as the parish of Obertal-Buhlbach). Later both parishes were probably united to form the parish of Mitteltal-Obertal. Together with the parish of Baiersbronn, this continued to form the entire parish of Baiersbronn, but this was repealed by the notice of the Oberkirchenrat on October 7, 1954. In 1965, the independent parish of Obertal was formed (again) for Obertal and the surrounding hamlets and residential areas and the previous parish of Mitteltal-Obertal was renamed Mitteltal.

General parish of Oberiflingen

The overall parish of Oberiflingen (approx. 2,020) includes the community of Schopfloch. It consists of the three following parishes of Oberiflingen, Schopfloch and Unteriflingen, with Unteriflingen being assigned to the parish of Oberiflingen as a further branch parish with effect from January 1, 1972. Before that, the parish of Unteriflingen belonged to the parish of Neuneck, which was dissolved with effect from January 1, 1972.

Parish of Oberiflingen

The parish of Oberiflingen (approx. 570) includes the district of Oberiflingen (including the Haidenhof) of the community of Schopfloch, whereby the Haidenhof belonged to the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union until 1951 and was part of the parish of Dettingen (then Dettingen / Hohenz). With effect from April 1, 1951, it was reclassified to the Württemberg regional church and assigned to the parish of Oberiflingen. A church has been in Oberiflingen since the 12th century, a parish only in 1324. The Oberiflinger church was incorporated into the Stein monastery in 1362. Church and parish must be older, however, since the entire surrounding area belonged to its district. In 1403 the church was given to the Alpirsbach monastery in exchange, and with it came to Württemberg. The church with its Romanesque west tower was rebuilt in the late Gothic style in 1509. After the Reformation, parishes of their own were established in all of the associated towns, except for Schopfloch and Unteriflingen.

Schopfloch parish

The Schopfloch parish (approx. 1,100) comprises the main town of Schopfloch and the two districts of Bittelbronn and Dettlingen in the city of Horb am Neckar. Schopfloch has always belonged to Oberiflingen, from where the Schopfloch parish is still looked after today. But Schopfloch has an old, originally Romanesque choir tower church with a Gothic ribbed vault. The nave was built in 1618. In 1473, at the Bartholomäuskirche, as it is mentioned at the time, a curate chaplaincy was founded by the Kniebis monastery and the community.

The two districts of Horber, Bittelbronn and Dettlingen, remained Catholic after the Reformation. In the case of Bittelbronn, the Protestant residents who moved mainly after the Second World War were assigned to the Schopfloch parish, while Dettlingen was still part of the Protestant Church of the Old Prussian Union until 1951 and was part of the Dettingen / Hohenz parish. Only then was this place reclassified into the Württemberg regional church and assigned to the Schopfloch parish with effect from April 1, 1951.

Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on October 13, 1955, there was an exchange of territory from the Schopfloch branch parish to the neighboring parish of Dornstetten in the area of ​​the Lattenberger Hof and the station guard's house.

Parish of Unteriflingen

The parish of Unteriflingen (approx. 340) includes the Unteriflingen part of the community of Schopfloch. Ecclesiastically, Unteriflingen initially belonged to Oberiflingen. After the Reformation she was looked after by the Neuneck parish. A Margaret chapel was donated to Hirsau Monastery by Bubo von Ueningen around 1100 . The present church, which is essentially late Gothic, emerged from it. In 1831 it was expanded. With effect from January 1, 1972, the parish of Neuneck was dissolved. As a result, the Unteriflingen branch parish was incorporated into the Oberiflingen parish as a further branch parish (next to Schopfloch). Since then, the parish of Unteriflingen has been looked after by the Oberiflingen parish again.

Parish of Obertal

The parish of Obertal (approx. 1,000) includes the hamlet of Obertal , which belongs to the main town of Baiersbronn, and the following other hamlets: Aiterbach, Aiterbächle, Buhlbach, Buhlbachsaue, Hänger, Hirschauerwald, Köpfle, Kraftenbuckel, Röhrsbächle, Rotmurg-Jägerhaus, Ruhestein , Schliffkopf , Schloss , Tannenfels and Weiher. Settlement of the "Tannenfelser Valley" or simply called "Thal" began in the 18th century. Two separate hamlets developed, Mitteltal and Obertal and a large number of associated farmsteads and living spaces, including Buhlbach. As early as 1868/69, a separate church was built in Mitteltal and later a separate parish Mitteltal was formed within the overall parish of Baiersbronn, to which Obertal initially also belonged. In Buhlbach, which is part of Obertal, there was already a separate parish within the parish of Baiersbronn. By the announcement of the upper church council of January 22, 1931, the evangelical residents of Obertal were separated from the parish of Mitteltal and assigned to the parish of Buhlbach (then referred to as parish of Obertal-Buhlbach). Obertal then got its own church in 1932/33. The parishes of Mitteltal and Obertal-Buhlbach were probably merged later. However, this continued to form the Baiersbronn parish with the parish of Baiersbronn, which was then abolished by the notice of the Oberkirchenrat on October 7, 1954.

In 1965 a separate parish was established in Obertal. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on December 17, 1965, the independent parish of Obertal was (again) formed for the above-mentioned places. The Ministry of Education recognized the new parish as a public corporation in a letter dated September 9, 1965. Thereafter the previous parish Mitteltal-Obertal was renamed "Parish Mitteltal".

General parish of Pfalzgrafenweiler

The entire parish of Pfalzgrafenweiler (approx. 3,320) includes the parish of Pfalzgrafenweiler without the district of Bösingen. It consists of the following six parishes Pfalzgrafenweiler, Edelweiler, Kälberbronn, Durrweiler, Herzogsweiler and Neunuifra.

Parish of Pfalzgrafenweiler

The parish of Pfalzgrafenweiler (approx. 2,130) includes the capital of the parish of Pfalzgrafenweiler. In terms of church, Pfalzgrafenweiler initially belonged to Altheim. In 1482 a separate parish church of St. Peter and Paul is mentioned, and St. James in 1525. The patronage was the Johanniterkommende Rohrdorf. Württemberg introduced the Reformation. The originally early Gothic parish church of St. Jakob was changed and expanded in 1772. In 1906 it received a neo-Romanesque tower.

Today there are two parish offices in Pfalzgrafenweiler. In addition to Pfalzgrafenweiler itself, the parish I also looks after the parishes of Edelweiler and Kälberbronn, while the parish II looks after the parishes of Durrweiler, Herzogsweiler and Neunuifra.

Parish of Edelweiler

The parish of Edelweiler (approx. 170) includes the district of Edelweiler of the municipality of Pfalzgrafenweiler. A pilgrimage chapel was appointed in 1518/20 and in 1593 and 1624. It was a branch of Altheim. After the Reformation, Edelweiler was assigned to the Pfalzgrafenweiler parish. Today the parish of Edelweiler is looked after by the Pfarramt Pfalzgrafenweiler I.

Kälberbronn parish

The parish Kälberbronn (approx. 160) includes the district Kälberbronn of the municipality Pfalzgrafenweiler. The relatively young settlement almost always belonged to Pfalzgrafenweiler, both ecclesiastically and politically. Its own church was built in 1927 and its own parish was established, which is now looked after by the Pfarramt Pfalzgrafenweiler I. Politically, Kälberbronn was not an independent municipality until 1952, but it was reintegrated into Pfalzgrafenweiler as part of the municipality reform.

Durrweiler parish

The parish of Durrweiler (approx. 390) includes the district of Durrweiler of the municipality of Pfalzgrafenweiler. A chapel was first mentioned in Durrweiler in 1405. From 1483 it was a branch of Altheim. In 1508 she is called Our Lady. Since 1541 it has belonged to the Pfalzgrafenweiler parish. In 1751 the church was rebuilt. This burned down in 1825 with most of the village. The current church was built in 1827 in neo-Romanesque style. Today the parish of Durrweiler is looked after by the Pfarramt Pfalzgrafenweiler II.

Parish of Herzogsweiler

The parish of Herzogsweiler (approx. 390) includes the district of Herzogsweiler of the municipality of Pfalzgrafenweiler. Ecclesiastically, Herzogsweiler has always belonged to the Pfalzgrafenweiler parish. A church was built in 1751 and restored in 1869 and 1933. Today the parish of Herzogsweiler is looked after by the Pfarramt Pfalzgrafenweiler II.

Parish of Neunuifra

The parish Neunuifra (approx. 80) comprises the district Neunuifra of the parish Pfalzgrafenweiler. In terms of church, Neunuifra has always been a subsidiary of Pfalzgrafenweiler. Politically it belonged to Herzogsweiler until 1951, since then to Pfalzgrafenweiler. Today the parish of Neunuifra is looked after by the Pfarramt Pfalzgrafenweiler II.

Parish of Schömberg

The parish of Schömberg (approx. 410) includes the district of Schömberg with the associated hamlets of the municipality of Loßburg and some hamlets of the Alpirsbach district of Ehlenbogen. A church in Schömberg is mentioned as early as 1275. The church set came to the Alpirsbach monastery in 1501 through the Lords of Geroldseckern. In 1573 a Protestant pastor was installed in Schömberg. In 1657 the church is called Our Lady. It was destroyed by lightning in 1822. As a result, today's church was built in 1824. The Schömberg parish also looks after the Reinerzau parish.

Parish of Schwarzenberg

The parish of Schwarzenberg (approx. 980) comprises the districts of Huzenbach and Schwarzenberg with all associated hamlets as well as the hamlet of Schönmünz of the Baiersbronn community. In 1391, Margrave Bernhard von Baden donated a benefice for a chapel in Schwarzenberg. The chapel of Our Lady was renewed in 1437. The church set came via Klosterreichenbach to Württemberg, which established a Protestant parish after the Reformation. The current church was built in 1791. The parish also includes Huzenbach and Schönmünzach, where there are no churches.

Verbundkirchengemeinde Seewald

The entire parish of Besenfeld (approx. 1470) includes the parishes of Besenfeld and Göttelfingen. It was recognized as a public corporation by letter from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport dated August 23, 2018.

Parish Besenfeld

The parish of Besenfeld (approx. 730) includes the district of Besenfeld with all the associated hamlets of the Seewald community as well as parts of the hamlet of Schorrental, which were only reclassified here from the parish of Göttelfingen on January 22, 1953, when the Oberkirchenrat was announced. A small part of the Besenfeld area, which was incorporated into Enzklösterle in 1935 , was reclassified to the Enzklösterle parish by an announcement by the Upper Church Council on April 21, 1938.

Ecclesiastically, Besenfeld belonged to the parish Urnagold, today a hamlet belonging to Besenfeld, then to Baiersbronn. In 1562 Besenfeld became the seat of the parish of Urnagold before it was moved to Göttelfingen. It was not until 1892 that Besenfeld became its own parish, to which the neighboring parish Igelsberg was assigned. The present church was built from an old chapel dedicated to St. Lawrence. It has a Gothic tower and a polygonal choir with a ribbed vault. In 1762 it was renewed.

In the associated Urna gold there is a church with an east tower with a reticulated basement. The ship was built in 1754. The church, named St. John the Baptist from 1492, was the mother church of the entire region before the Reformation. The patronage came from the Count Palatine of Tübingen to the bishopric of Strasbourg and from there it passed to the Counts of Eberstein and finally to the abbey oak.

Parish of Göttelfingen

The parish of Göttelfingen (approx. 750) includes the districts of Göttelfingen , Erzgrube and Hochdorf with the associated hamlets (including Schernbach, but without parts of Schorrental, which were reclassified into the parish of Besenfeld in 1953) of the Seewald community. A church in Göttelfingen was a branch of Urnagold. Later Göttelfingen became the seat of the parish. It also includes Erzgrube and Hochdorf and, since 1892, Schernbach, which formed independent parishes until 1983, which were then merged with the Göttelfingen parish. Today's church in Göttelfingen was built in 1780 by the church council builder Wilhelm Friedrich Goez in the so-called plait style.

Erzgrube was initially a church branch of Grömbach ( Nagold church district ). In 1892 the place was assigned to the parish of Göttelfingen, but initially formed its own parish. In 1897 Erzgrube received its own church in the neo-Gothic style. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on June 6, 1947, the Protestant residents of Stutztal, who until then belonged to the Igelsberg parish, were assigned to the Erzgrube parish.

Hochdorf initially belonged to Urnagold in the church. In the 18th century the place was assigned to the parish of Göttelfingen, but initially formed its own parish. In 1799 Hochdorf received its own church.

The hamlet of Schernbach belonging to Hochdorf was initially an ecclesiastical branch of Grömbach, but came to the parish of Göttelfingen in 1892 and formed its own parish. In 1891 Schernbach got its own church in the neo-Gothic style.

Until 1983, the four parishes of Göttelfingen, Erzgrube, Hochdorf and Schernbach formed the total parish of Seewald (until 1972 referred to as “total parish of Göttelfingen”). With effect from December 1, 1983, the parishes of Erzgrube, Hochdorf and Schernbach were merged with the parish of Göttelfingen, which was renamed the parish of Seewald-Göttelfingen. At the same time, the previous Seewald parish was dissolved.

Reinerzau parish

The parish of Reinerzau (approx. 280) includes the Reinerzau district with the associated hamlets of the town of Alpirsbach. In 1254 a people priest was named in Reinerzau. A church of St. Margarete came to the Alpirsbach monastery around 1500. In 1561 a Protestant parish was established. The late Gothic church has a tower with a gable roof. It was renewed in 1850. Today the Reinerzau parish is looked after by the Schömberg parish.

General parish of Waldachtal

The total parish of Waldachtal (approx. 2,130) includes the community of Waldachtal. It was originally formed as the "Gesamtkirchengemeinde Tumlingen" and consists of the three following parishes of Cresbach, Hörschweiler and Tumlingen, with Cresbach and Hörschweiler earlier referred to as subsidiary parishes. By order of the upper church council of September 20, 1976, the entire parish of Tumlingen was renamed "Gesamtkirchengemeinde Waldachtal".

Cresbach parish

The parish of Cresbach (approx. 470) includes the district of Cresbach in the Waldachtal community. In 1275/77 Cresbach was the seat of a deanery. A church of Our Lady is only mentioned in 1349. The right of patronage belonged to the respective local government. The current church was built in 1868 in place of the previous building. The tower with its barrel-vaulted basement was retained. The parish of Cresbach is looked after today by the Waldachtal parish in Tumlingen. However, to this day, Cresbach has its own parish, which used to be called a branch parish. In the associated hamlet of Unterwaldach there was a church that was also the parish church for Unter- and Obertalheim (today part of Horb am Neckar) until the Reformation. Talheim remained Catholic after the Reformation and at the beginning of the 19th century the clergyman from Talheim held services in Unterwaldach until the church was demolished in 1832.

Parish of Hörschweiler

The parish of Hörschweiler (approx. 380) includes the Hörschweiler district of the Waldachtal community. In terms of church, Hörschweiler has always belonged to Tumlingen, but has formed its own parish to this day, which was also known as a branch parish in the past. But the place had its own church, of which only a square tower from the 13th century consists. The parish of Hörschweiler is still looked after by the Waldachtal parish in Tumlingen.

Parish Tumlingen

The parish of Tumlingen (approx. 1,270) comprises the districts of Tumlingen , Lützenhardt and Salzstetten (?) Of the Waldachtal community. A parish church on the mountain was sold in 1267 by the Count von Sulz to the citizens of Horber. It was the Catholic parish church of Tumlingen until Württemberg introduced the Reformation in 1625. In 1691 a new Protestant parish church was built, which was replaced by the current building in 1929. The former church of St. Hilary and Martin on the Tumling cemetery was a pilgrimage church in the Middle Ages. However, it was canceled in 1823/24.

Lützenhardt and Salzstetten remained Catholic after the Reformation. Protestant residents did not move in until after the Second World War. The Evangelicals from Lützenhardt were assigned to the Tumlingen parish, the Evangelicals from Salzstetten to the Schopfloch parish. As a result of the political affiliation to the Waldachtal community, the Protestant residents in Salzstetten were also assigned to the Tumlingen parish.

The Tumlingen parish was renamed Waldachtal by order of the Upper Church Council on September 20, 1976. In addition to Tumlingen, it also looks after the parishes of Cresbach and Hörschbach.

Wittendorf parish

The parish Wittendorf (approx. 750) includes the district Wittendorf (excluding Oberbrändi) of the municipality Loßburg. A church in Wittendorf was mentioned as early as 1274. Württemberg introduced the Reformation. In 1560 the church is called St. Martin. Today's church was built in 1786 by church council builder Wilhelm Friedrich Goez , but it still has a Romanesque tower. The Wittendorf parish also looks after the Lombach parish.

Parish of Wittlensweiler

The parish of Wittlensweiler (approx. 1,000) comprises the Wittlensweiler district of the city of Freudenstadt. Wittlensweiler first belonged to Dornstetten. Then it was assigned to the Grüntal parish in 1583 and Wittlensweiler has been its own parish since 1899. The Church of St. Gall, first mentioned in 1519, was renovated in 1968. By the announcement of the upper church council on November 8, 1972, the residential area Ziegeleistraße in Wittlensweiler was reclassified from the parish of Freudenstadt to the parish of Wittlensweiler.

literature

  • The Evangelical Württemberg - Its church offices and clergy from the Reformation to the present, collected and edited by Christian Sigel, pastor in Gebersheim, 1910.
  • The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - official description according to districts and municipalities (in eight volumes); Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archives Department; Volume V: Karlsruhe district, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ev-kirche-fds.de/martinskirche/
  2. ^ Official Journal of the Ev. Landeskirche Württemberg: Parochial changes. March 31, 2014, accessed August 25, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg: Parochialänderungen. March 29, 2019, accessed August 25, 2019 .